TO MAKE sense of the Republican race for the White House, here is a short cut: get in a car, turn on the radio and drive. On the face of it, the conservative activists tasked with choosing the Republican Party’s next presidential candidate are in a confounding mood. Until about... Leer más
It has become one of the recurring questions of the 2016 presidential campaigns in both parties: Is the U.S. economic system fair to most Americans, or is it “rigged” to favor the rich and powerful? A substantial majority of Americans – 65% – say the economic system in this country... Leer más
Just five minutes after the San Antonio Express-News broke news of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, Conn Caroll, communications director for Utah Republican Mike Lee, who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee,said this on Twitter: “What is less than zero? The chances of Obama successfully appointing a Supreme Court... Leer más
The U.S. Social Security system, which established old age benefits, is designed to be highly progressive by redistributing income from workers with high average lifetime earnings to workers—and their dependents—who have low lifetime earnings.Under the basic benefit formula, workers that make less over the course of their lifetime will see... Leer más
En pleno periodo electoral, la política de Estados Unidos entró ayer en una dimensión desconocida. Una muerte inesperada puede cambiar de forma decisiva el balance del poder. El magistrado del Tribunal Supremo Antonin Scalia, de 79 años, falleció en Texas por causas naturales. La defunción de Scalia, uno de los magistrados más de... Leer más
Hillary Clinton substantially adjusted her approach in Thursday’s presidential debate here, a reaction to her landslide loss in New Hampshire earlier this week. She went out of her way to underscore the areas in which she and challenger Bernie Sanders agree. She abandoned, most of the time, the fierce criticism... Leer más
“Enfrenté mucho maltrato violencia familiar y discriminación en Guatemala, porque soy indígena. Vine a Estados Unidos para pedir ayuda y no me iré sin dar la pelea”. Así describe Hilda Ramírez, guatemalteca de 28 años, su batalla por quedarse en el país junto a su hijo de 9 años, Iván.... Leer más
Puerto Rico has always gotten the most attention among the U.S. territories. It’s the most-populous, most-indebted, most-proximate to the mainland and most-vocal in pressing the case for bankruptcy. Now, officials from the other islands are speaking up as they seek to borrow. In Guam, which issued $143 million of tax-free water... Leer más
Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. I am joined by Vanita Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division. Nearly a year ago, the Department of Justice released our findings in an investigation of the Police Department of Ferguson, Missouri. Our investigation uncovered a community in distress, in... Leer más
Durante el período 2009-2015, las exportaciones no tradicionales peruanas a Estados Unidos registraron un incremento de 90,3%, informó la ministra de Comercio Exterior y Turismo (Mincetur), Magali Silva. A siete años de vigencia del Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC) entre Perú y los Estados Unidos, la funcionaria peruana destacó los... Leer más
